Municipal waste collected in Norway
Norway: Municipal waste collected was 3.99 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Norway, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Norway is 3.99 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Norway peaked at 4.32 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million tonnes, in 2001.
Norway ranks 39th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.08 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.10 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Norway
- Standard Deviation 0.738 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 533,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.42 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,057 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,113 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 164,405 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 115,189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 204,484 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 180,019 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Norway?
- Municipal waste collected in Norway was 3.99 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for municipal waste collected?
- Norway ranks 39th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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